Meet Bill Wannemacher
Donor support for stroke care at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center helped save Bill’s life Bill Wannemacher woke up one morning at 4 a.m. in obvious distress. His wife Suzanne could tell from his difficulty speaking that he was having a stroke. But, at the time, she didn’t know he was suffering a…
Read MoreBetty Atienza’s Story
Your support for cardiac rehab is healing Betty’s heart Betty Atienza didn’t have much interest in going to Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation after having a stent placed in her heart. But she eventually gave in when her doctor insisted. Now, she says she wouldn’t miss her sessions for the world. Thanks to…
Read MoreMeet Waylon & Tavia
Thanks to donors, Waylon has access to the speech and occupational therapy that helps him thrive Like most 5-year-olds, Waylon Richardson loves to draw, color and collect Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And like some kindergarteners, Waylon needs a little extra attention to manage school. Waylon has ADHD as well as oppositional defiance disorder and sensory…
Read MoreAndrew Green’s Story
Thanks to your support of inpatient rehab, Andrew is back to work after a harrowing experience with COVID Hard work, determination and your help are what Andrew Green counted on to get back on his feet. In March 2021, he was hospitalized with COVID-19 and placed on a ventilator. He wasn’t taken off the ventilator…
Read MoreCarol Graham’s Story
Thanks to you, Carol is staying one dance step ahead of her Parkinson’s disease Carol Graham remembers her doctor’s words after her Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis. “He said that the best thing I could do was to stay busy,” she says. Because of you, Carol is able to take that advice to heart. She fills her…
Read MoreMeet Al Fulk
Donor support for acute rehabilitation helped Al return to work after a stroke Al Fulk expected to leave rehab in a wheelchair. After his stroke, he thought that was the best-case scenario. But thanks to you, he walked out of Mercy Health Springfield Regional Medical Center Acute Rehabilitation with only a walker. He was back…
Read MoreMeet Andrea & Ian
Andrea and Ian both survived heart attacks because you support cardiac care at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital Andrea Woie was only 32 years old when she and her husband Ian took a weekend getaway to Asheville, NC. That’s when she first felt the tightness in her chest. It went away with a bit of…
Read MoreRehabilitation Services
Cause Rehabilitation Services Step Up for Healing Help people improve quality of life and independence with the best rehabilitation Donate Nobody wants to be sidelined by a medical condition, injury or surgery Our rehabilitation and therapy services help people reach their full physical potential Gifts from donors allow Mercy Health to continually invest in updates…
Read MoreMeet Juanita Hughes
Juanita regained her mobility after a broken hip because you support rehabilitation services When Juanita Hughes broke her hip, she was able to get a leg up on her recovery with your help. She had surgery and then was in Mercy Health Marcum and Wallace Hospital for several weeks for recovery and rehabilitation. She’s back…
Read MoreRehabilitation Services
Cause Rehabilitation Services Step Up for Healing Help people improve their quality of life and independence Donate Nobody wants to be sidelined by a medical condition, injury or surgery Our rehabilitation and therapy services help people reach their full physical potential Gifts for Rehabilitation Services allow Mercy Health Foundation Irvine to invest in updates to inpatient…
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